Wednesday, June 6th-Thursday, June 7th

  • ALL MISSING WORK must be in by the end of the day on Thursday-No missing work or makeup work will be accepted after this time (since finals start Friday). Make sure you get your work in!!
  • Make sure your personal story boards are done and turned in
  • Begin creating your Final Exam review card

Friday, June 1st

  • Fairy Tales from another point of view
  • Personal Story Board creation
    • Assignment #2 in Story Board

Thursday, May 31st

  • Introduction to Story Boards
  • The Three Little Pigs!

Wednesday, May 30th

  • Seniors are completing their final exam in class so it needs to be QUIET at all times.
  • You are going to be taking notes on the next unit--The Story Board! Follow all the directions to get your credit on this assignment (and to have a resource for your final exam)

Tuesday, May 29th

Wednesday, May 23rd-Friday, May 25th

  • Writing your Film Critique
  • Essays will be due in class tomorrow

Tuesday, May 22nd

  • Looking at a completed film critique essay
    • This assignment needs to be completed first thing at the beginning of class--once done you will begin writing your own

Monday, May 21st

  • Writing the Film Critique
  • Rough Draft
    • Once your rough draft is completed, bring it and your notes to Mrs. Ferris for approval and instructions.

Wednesday, May 16th-Friday, May 18th

  • Watch movie for class film critique
  • The movie is National Treasure.
    • If for some reason you are unable to complete this assignment due to days missed, YOU MUST see Mrs. Ferris for instructions on how to completed this 150 point project

Tuesday, May 15th--MAKE UP DAY

  • Use today to finish assignments you have not got completed.
  • Mr. Gold has your missing work--ask nicely for it (if he does not have it, I emailed it to Mrs. Clayton)
  • This missing work DOES NOT INCLUDE Assignment #3 from the Film Unit from Friday. MANY of you did not finish this. Please use this time wisely.

Monday, May 14th

  • Elements of a Film Critique
    • Fold a piece of lined paper into quarters (so you have 4 squares on the front and 4 on the back)
    • Write the following words-One in each box (then I will give you an explanation of each)
      • Storyline
      • Screenplay
      • Acting
      • Special Effects
      • Music
      • Costumes
      • Set Design/Setting
      • Cinematography
  • Examples from Movies
  • Finding information on www.imdb.com

Friday, May 11th

  • Film Unit
    • Film Assignment #3--READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE SAYING YOU ARE DONE!
    • Remember next week we will be watching the film so NO HEADPHONES and bring something to write with

Thursday, May 10th

Wednesday, May 9th

Monday, May 7th and Tuesday, May 8th

Friday, May 4th

Thursday, May 3rd

Wednesday, May 2nd

Tuesday, May 1st

  • Google Demonstration
  • Kids Advertising Quiz (you can use notes you have saved in your H Drive ONLY)--NO TALKING!
  • Google Assignment (Internet Safety Assignment #1)


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Monday, April 30th

  • Staying Safe Online Notes (the complete list will be available tomorrow on the Internet Safety Page)
  • Review for Kids Advertising Quiz on Tuesday. You will NOT be able to use the wiki so you must have your own notes saved in your H Drive

Friday, April 27th

  • Today is a clean up day. That means check Zangle-if it is missing get it in
    • If you did not get your project checked yesterday or do your reading assignment from yesterday-DO IT!

Thursday, April 26th

  • Today you have two things you need to complete before the end of the hour
    • Get your Project and see Mrs. Ferris at her desk to have it checked-It is up to you to come and have it graded. Projects NOT graded today will lose 10 points
    • Complete the reading assignment on the Kids Advertising page (Assignment #4)-Email it in or turn in the answers before the end of class.
  • It does not matter what order you complete this in but BOTH must be completed in class today for full credit

Monday, April 23rd-Wednesday, April 25th

Friday, April 20th

Thursday, April 19th

  • Techniques Used to Advertise to Kids
    • Notes
    • Examples
    • Activity
  • All information can be found under Kids Advertising-Notes and Assignment #2

Wednesday, April 18th

  • Complete the Introductory article to Kids Advertising

Monday, April 16th and Tuesday, April 17th

  • Body Image and advertising project
    • This will take you time to think through and FIND what you need
    • It is not mean to be super easy
    • Read the directions and examples before beginning

Thursday, April 5th

  • Body Image Video produced by a former THS student with guided notes
    • A link to the video and complete lyrics can be found on the Body Image page
  • Magazine Activity (Body Image Activity #2)

Wednesday, April 4th

  • 3rd Card Marking Quiz on all material up through Violence in the Media
  • When you are done you need to complete the reading lesson--This can be done online and emailed or you can write the answers on lined paper (just make sure to number them)--You just need to say what the selected word means in the context of the article
  • Tomorrow we will be doing 2 interactive things. If you have headphones with you, it might help you but it is NOT required

Tuesday, April 3rd

  • Body Image in the Media--Killing Us Softly Video
  • Review for Quiz for tomorrow--Use this time to look over any vocab words and notes you might have for these. Bring a pencil tomorrow since the quiz is Scantron
    • 5 Concepts/Questions
    • Logo/Branding
    • Alcohol/Tobacco--Glamour Codes
    • News--Paper and Broadcast
    • Violence--4 Effects of Media Violence

Friday, March 30th and Monday, April 2nd

  • Tough Guise Video
    • If you were absent on Friday, you can view the video through YouTube. The links can be found on the Violence in the Media page

Wednesday, March 28th and Thursday, March 29th

  • You are going to work with 1-2 other people for this so pick your group well! No more than 3 people per group
  • Find a place to work somewhere in the room
    • This CANNOT be at a computer
    • You can move tables if you want more room, there is a lot of space in the front and back of the classroom
  • Complete the activity given in class to each group
  • If you are ABSENT you will need to see Mrs. Ferris to get the quotes for you to use-the assignment is posted under Violence in the Media --Activity 4

Tuesday, March 27th--

  • Please be good for the guest teacher today
  • You assignment is under Violence in the MediaActivity 3
  • This is due at the end of the hour. Do not lose points so close to the end of the card marking.

Monday, March 26th

  • Email this or write it on paper
    • Give 3 things that stood out to you
    • Give 2 things you agree or disagree with
    • Give 1 thing that you will think about more from this

Thursday, March 22nd and Friday, March 23rd

Tuesday, March 20th and Wednesday, March 21st

  • Notes on Media Violence
    • Open a New Word document--title: Media Violence Notes
  • Media Violence Activity

Monday, March 19th

  • Write your own quiz!! (ALONE--NO PARTNERS)
    • Taking the vocab words/facts and information from the news unit (if you missed any of them, they are still on the Headline News page)
    • Write a 10 question quiz
      • You can use any kind of questions (multiple choice, fill in the blank, true/false....)
    • Include the CORRECT answers for each question
    • Email it to me or turn it into me
  • When you are done, you need to make sure you have completed your rundown from last week with your lower thirds.
  • We are beginning a new unit tomorrow.

Thursday, March 15th and Friday, March 16th

Wednesday, March 14th

  • Local TV News
    • Vocab
    • Rundown Practice

Monday, March 12th and Tuesday, March 13th

  • A look at the Kony Videofrom a Media standpoint
  • Watch the parts of the video with the class (we will NOT be watching the whole thing in class)
  • By yourself or with a partner-read these two articles about the video
  • Taking a sheet of lined paper or computer paper and markers answer the 5 questions of Media Literacy (from the first unit) for this video. You do not need to write the questions but you must BE specific with your answers. Use information from the articles.
    • If you are unsure, join another group and see if you can figure it out
  • Be prepared to share at least one thought/idea/opinion as your exit out of class.

Friday, March 9th

  • News Vocab
  • News Story

Friday, March 2nd and Thursday, March 8th

Wednesday, February 29th! and Thursday, March 1st

  • Intro to News (see assignment on February 28th)
  • Fix any issues you have with your Ad Bust Project

Tuesday, February 28th

Thursday, February 23rd and Monday, February 27th

Wednesday, February 22nd

  • Go over Glamour Codes--Open the notes you took last week
  • Look at Graphic Warnings from Mexico
  • Practice identifying Glamour Codes
    • Listen in class for instructions

Friday, February 17th

  • Glamour Codes Notes
  • If you have additional time, finish the reading assignment from yesterday and email it when you are done.

Thursday, February 16th

  • Introduction to Tobacco and Alcohol advertising
  • Read this assignment
  • Add annotations (T4, Talk to the Text....) as the directions say
  • Answer the questions at the end
  • Save it and then email it to Mrs. Ferris at ferrer01@southredford.net
  • This is an in class assignment and will not be taken late. Make sure to get it in.
  • If you prefer to do it from a paper copy, please see the teacher for one.

Wednesday, February 8th--Wednesday, February 15th

Tuesday, February 7th

  • 5 Concepts/Questions Quiz
  • Look at these well known logos and writing. See how many you can identify.
  • Tomorrow we will be starting a new unit on Logos and Branding!
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Monday, February 6th

  • Super Bowl Commercials from 2012 Recap
  • 5 Concepts Review (quiz tomorrow)

Friday, February 3rd

  • Reading Assignment--See Mrs. Ferris if ABSENT

Thursday, February 2nd

  • 5 Concepts with Super Bowl Ads

Wednesday, February 1st

Tuesday, January 31st

  • Getting onto the Wiki
  • Creating folders
  • Adding a Favorite
  • Overview of the 5 Concepts and Questions

Friday, May 4th